Breaking News: Seismic Alert/Warning
Aug 26, 2006
New Zealand
Rotorua, Taupo and Whakatane are set to be wiped out in a massive overdue earthquake, say geologists. The shocking prediction has been made at a Natural Hazards Management Conference in Christchurch. Geology experts have predicted that an alpine fault earthquake is overdue, and would result in the East Cape ripping away from New Zealand, destroying the plateau that Rotorua is based on and taking Taupo and Whakatane with it. They say the earthquake will strike "out of the blue" and cause widespread death, shut down power generators, create tsunamis within New Zealand and overwhelm emergency services.
Volcanic Alert: Philippines
Manila, Aug. 25 (Xinhua): After over a month of calm, Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon province, central Philippines emitted smoke on Thursday morning, state volcanologists said.
The smoke was seen rising from the volcano crater at about 11 a.m. local time on Thursday, according to a report by dzBB radio station.
The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it was evaluating its data on the incident.
Phivolcs had lowered the warning status at Mount Bulusan to alert level 1, the lowest in its monitoring system, about a month ago.
In nearby Albay province, restive Mount Mayon continued to exhibit volcanic activity that showed it was headed for an explosive eruption in the coming days.
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